Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know which dictionary we will be looking at to define whether a term is parliamentary or not. If I heard clearly what the good professor of law is asking, it is whether my good friend, Sen. Omogeni, is in order to use a term, which can be defined as „untrue talk‟ by the English Oxford dictionary. The term „nonsense‟ or „bullshit‟ are terminologies, which can be defined as „untrue talk‟ – things that have got no substance. view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not think that we should restrict parliamentary language to become so conservative such that we let people go in and malign other people with untrue talk. Perhaps the good professor of law can take us into another trajectory of defining terminologies in English. If we have a parliamentary dictionary, please share with me because I have not seen one. view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had certain reservations and I just wanted to get some clarity from Sen. Sakaja because we are just about to vote for this. My concern was suspension of labour migration to foreign countries. Does that extend to individuals, who on their own volition, go to Dubai to look for jobs? I think it is important to clarify that, so that when we vote, we know. I will not feel comfortable voting for something that will bar individuals from travelling on their own. view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this very important Bill. Before I proceed, I want to recognize your effort and creativity in ensuring that the relationship between the national Government and county governments stays intact and sober. I also thank the current Chairperson of the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, Sen. M. Kajwang for having taken up the matter from where you left and has tried to demystify this issue of Article 187. view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: What is happening in Nairobi City County today is an illegality because there is no clear legislative process on how transfer of functions should be managed or how the reporting mechanism should be outlined. When you read Article 187(2)(b), it is quite clear on who has got the constitutional responsibility of a transferred function. I have always been on record saying that NMS is an illegal entity and those who are busy carrying out this illegality will end up paying if and when we have a Government that respects the rule of law. Article 226(5) of the Constitution is clear ... view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it has been a tradition of this House that we summon the Cabinet Secretary and not the Permanent Secretary. We summon the person who has got the constitutional responsibility. There is no problem with a committee summoning the NMS Director, but he should accompany the governor because the constitutional responsibility remains with the transferring entity. view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: This amendment to the Intergovernmental Relations (Amendment) Act is timely. I would like to see a situation whereby this amendment defines clearly how this process should be carried out. It should define the scope and set out the deliverables as well as the reporting mechanism for the milestones. view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: In other developed nations, when functions are transferred from one entity to another, a project charter is developed which defines the scope, so that the entity now being given the authority to carry out functions know what their scope is. Today, as I stated earlier, NMS and KRA are setting up the Nairobi Revenue Services system whereby they want to collect all the revenue. They are the ones setting it up. view